Automation Engineer
Fellow
| Company | Fellow |
| Category | Engineering |
| Location | San Francisco |
| Remote | On-site (inferred) |
| Employment | Not stated |
| Level | Not stated |
| Salary | Not stated by the employer |
| Posted | 13 Jul 2026 |
| Last verified | 30 Jul 2026 |
| Source | Employer career page (greenhouse) |
Description
About Fellow
We believe that the act of making should be meaningful and fulfilling, done with intention and precision. Fellow makes beautifully functional tools for any kitchen, designed in San Francisco and used around the world.
When the simple motions of life become small moments of joy, that’s Everyday Magic.™
This role is based in our San Francisco, CA office and requires regular in-office presence in accordance with company policy.
Who You Are
You are an executor, builder and systems-minded automation engineer who creates the firmware and hardware automation infrastructure that enables Fellow to scale product quality across a growing device portfolio. You develop robust automated test suites, CI/CD workflows, and validation tooling that support new product bring-up, regression testing, and release readiness from prototype through production.
Partnering closely with firmware, electrical, and product engineering teams, you help establish reliable, maintainable automation systems that improve development velocity, reduce manual testing effort, and ensure high-quality customer experiences across Fellow’s connected products.
What You’ll Do:
New Product Automation Suite Development
Build firmware and hardware automation suites from the ground up for Fellow’s new products
Design test cases and firmware validation plans for each product, following the framework and standards
Develop scripts and tools (Python or similar) to automate firmware validation, data collection, regression testing, and product qualification for new products
Build test infrastructure to support new product firmware builds and production readiness, translating prototype-stage automation into production-ready suites
CI/CD Pipeline Implementation & Maintenance
Implement CI/CD pipelines for firmware and hardware systems
Build and maintain GitHub Actions or equivalent pipelines that enforce automated firmware test gates on every pull request and release build
Automate provisioning and deployment of test devices and environments to support reliable, repeatable pipeline execution
Monitor and maintain pipeline health: resolve test flakiness, improve reliability, and reduce manual intervention in firmware validation workflows
Shared Framework Contribution
Contribute reusable test utilities, helpers, and libraries to the shared automation framework under Senior AE direction
Follow and uphold team coding standards and documentation practices, ensuring all automation is maintainable by the full team
Participate in code review, both receiving feedback and reviewing peer contributions
Document test coverage, known gaps, and implementation decisions to maintain institutional knowledge and support integration touchpoints
Hardware & Firmware Integration Support
Collaborate with firmware and electrical engineers to validate embedded systems and connected hardware features for new products
Build automation tooling to support firmware bring-up, calibration, and regression testing for new devices entering the pipeline
Design experiments and data collection workflows to capture performance and reliability data from new hardware
Support hardware technicians with test unit modifications and automation infrastructure for production testing environments
Coordinate on integration layer contracts: defining the firmware events and data structures that flow into the mobile app and cloud backend
Cross-Functional Collaboration
Partner closely on architectural decisions, code review, and framework alignment
Coordinate end-to-end integration test coverage: ensure new product firmware events and behaviors are testable from the app and backend layers
Work with Product, Firmware, and Electrical teams to validate new product features and ensure automation is aligned to product requirements
Participate in tradeoff discussions between feature complexity, reliabil
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